Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Loango (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Loango. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Loango is located in Covington County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Loango. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loango:
- Covington County (The home county of Loango)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- Red Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- River Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Andalusia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carolina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gantt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Libertyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Sanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Red Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Babbie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Falco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- McKenzie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oaky Streak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Industry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Georgiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Starlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Bolling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- Curtis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Kinston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Mount Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rabb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Nymph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Wilcox
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Owassa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- Dozier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Brantley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- Bradley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Roberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Brewton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brewton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Svea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loango, see our County-by-County Page for Loango.
Cemeteries Near Loango ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loango.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Loango - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loango covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mancill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Feagin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adellum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Horton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Loango had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loango, with the one closest to Loango listed first.
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cohassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cohassett is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett
- Red Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- River Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mount Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Andalusia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Shell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shell is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
- Boykin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wiggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Oaky Streak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loango. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loango.
Newspapers Published in Loango ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loango.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loango, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loango.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Loango:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Loango, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loango) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |